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Alissa

Girl

Meaning of Alissa: German: 'noble kind'

Alissa is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1893rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1262nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1893

99 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1262

26 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

38,622

First recorded 1948 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 854 babies1982: 789 babies1983: 744 babies1984: 797 babies1985: 823 babies1986: 828 babies1987: 753 babies1988: 780 babies1989: 903 babies1990: 998 babies19901991: 959 babies1992: 1,035 babies1993: 1,086 babies1994: 1,078 babies1995: 999 babies1996: 1,073 babies1997: 1,223 babies1998: 1,231 babies1999: 1,121 babies2000: 1,156 babies20002001: 1,096 babies2002: 1,034 babies2003: 1,062 babies2004: 955 babies2005: 849 babies2006: 859 babies2007: 1,011 babies2008: 731 babies2009: 691 babies2010: 585 babies20102011: 474 babies2012: 416 babies2013: 377 babies2014: 322 babies2015: 289 babies2016: 224 babies2017: 226 babies2018: 202 babies2019: 153 babies2020: 154 babies20202021: 149 babies2022: 128 babies2023: 123 babies2024: 137 babies2025: 99 babies
US babies named Alissa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,231.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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